step-security · Crawled Jul 5, 2026
Maven Support Comes to GitHub Checks and OSS Package Search
1 IoCs 2 Malware
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AI Summary
The Java ecosystem is increasingly targeted by supply chain attacks, as demonstrated by the Shai-Hulud worm's second wave and a malicious lookalike of the Jackson JSON library published to Maven Central. These attacks leverage compromised or freshly published dependencies to deliver payloads such as Cobalt Strike, exploiting the window between publication and detection. Traditional vulnerability scanners are often too slow to respond, making real-time protection critical. StepSecurity now extends its Maven support to GitHub Checks and OSS Package Search to block compromised and newly published malicious Java dependencies during pull requests.
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Extracted Entities 2 found
Indicators of Compromise 1 extracted
| Type | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Package | jackson-json | Details → |
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs 43 techniques
T1071.003 Mail Protocols · Command And Control T1195 Supply Chain Compromise · Initial Access T1485 Data Destruction · Impact T1555 Credentials from Password Stores · Credential Access T1566 Phishing · Initial Access T1003 OS Credential Dumping · Credential Access T1018 Remote System Discovery · Discovery T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol · Lateral Movement T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares · Lateral Movement T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information · Defense Evasion T1033 System Owner/User Discovery · Discovery T1046 Network Service Discovery · Discovery T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol · Exfiltration T1053 Scheduled Task/Job · Execution T1055 Process Injection · Defense Evasion T1057 Process Discovery · Discovery T1059.001 PowerShell · Execution T1059.003 Windows Command Shell · Execution T1070.001 Clear Windows Event Logs · Defense Evasion T1071.001 Web Protocols · Command And Control T1078 Valid Accounts · Defense Evasion T1082 System Information Discovery · Discovery T1083 File and Directory Discovery · Discovery T1086 T1086 T1087.002 Domain Account · Discovery T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer · Command And Control T1110 Brute Force · Credential Access T1110.003 Password Spraying · Credential Access T1112 Modify Registry · Defense Evasion T1133 External Remote Services · Persistence T1204.002 Malicious File · Execution T1218.001 Compiled HTML File · Defense Evasion T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification · Defense Evasion T1222.001 Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification · Defense Evasion T1482 Domain Trust Discovery · Discovery T1484.001 Group Policy Modification · Defense Evasion T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact · Impact T1489 Service Stop · Impact T1490 Inhibit System Recovery · Impact T1537 Transfer Data to Cloud Account · Exfiltration T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder · Persistence T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools · Defense Evasion T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography · Command And Control